HOME

National Pit Bull Victim Awareness advocates for more than 70 organizations and social media groups in the United States and Canada, including memorial and support pages for victims of pit bull attacks, breed-specific legislation, and non-profit organizations. View Partners and Friends.

Although they represent only 4.5% of dogs in America, pit bulls killed 64.4% of 360 Americans who died as a result of a dog bite injury between 2005-2015, compared to Rottweilers at 11.4% and German Shepherds at 3.6%.

Pit bull attacks have increased 830% in seven years in the US and Canada.

No. Shelters are desperate to re-home pit bulls. There are so many surplus pit bulls, they are often given away free.

More than 1 million pit bulls are euthanized every year, but more than 1 million more are abandoned.

Every adopted pit bull is immediately replaced by another one.

The adoption failure rate for pit bulls 1 year or older is about 50% per year — about 10 times higher than the failure rate for all other breed types combined.

Why are pit bulls so popular if they are dangerous?

Pit bulls are not more popular than other dogs, but they represent up to 80% of abandoned and stray dogs in shelters at any given time.

Advocacy for pit bulls is extremely disproportionate to the actual numbers of pit bulls. There are 78 million dogs in the US, and only 3.5 million or 4.5% of them are pit bulls.

Virtually all members of the pit bull industry profit financially from promoting pit bulls.

Millions of dollars are spent on pit bull propaganda to convince people they are safe family pets.

What about adopting from shelters and rescue groups?

There is no way to track the history of abandoned and stray pit bulls.

Shelters and rescue groups cannot guarantee your safety and you will likely sign a liability waiver relieving them of any responsibility.

The pit bulls in your shelter may not be local. Thousands of pit bulls with unknown backgrounds are transported daily between shelters in the United States.

Thousands of pit bulls with unknown backgrounds are imported into Canada from U.S. shelters.

At least 37 dogs in custody of shelters or rescues, or rehomed by shelters or rescues, killed or disfigured someone in 2014.

In order to promote sales and adoptions, many shelters hide the breed of pit bull type dogs, rename them as other breeds or call them “mixed breed”. There is no guarantee you are not adopting a pit bull.

What makes pit bulls more dangerous than other dogs?

People who own pit bulls are not necessarily capable of training them or stopping an attack.

Pit bulls consistently bite people at least twice as much and up to 10 times as much as any other type of dog.

Pit bull attacks are one of the biggest public safety issues in America today. In the last 3 months of 2015, pit bulls killed more people than Dobermans killed in 60 years.

More than 1 in 40 pit bulls killed or seriously injured another animal in 2013-2014. By comparison, only 1 dog in 50,000 of all other breed types combined killed or seriously injured another animal.

Pit bulls are zero-error dogs. There is zero room for mistakes like gates, doors or windows left open or unlocked; for leashes, chains and muzzles breaking or coming loose; or for people not strong enough or experienced enough to prevent attacks.

We want the public to be aware of the excessive numbers of pit bull attacks.

We want taxpayers to understand the cost of subsidizing pit bull breeding, the cost of pit bull attacks, and the economic issues of up-to-80% pit bulls in taxpayer-funded shelters.

We want the media to put victims first.

We want the media to report the emotional impact of pit bull attacks on families and communities.

We want mandatory spay/neutering for pit bulls to reduce their numbers.

We want pit bull owners to have sufficient liability insurance to cover the medical costs of victims. In most cases, victims are left to pay the cost of life-flights, ambulances, emergency hospital treatments, and numerous surgeries for years to come. A victim’s first night in care can easily reach $20,000. For animals, the average vet bill after a pit bull attack is $7,000.

What can I do to help?

Report all pit bull bites and attacks to your local Animal Control, media and city council.

Either that is one tough woman or she just got really lucky they didn’t redirect onto her as is usual. This article is a good example of how important it is to report when dogs attack/kill your pets. Since the others didn’t, this will be treated as a first offense.

Under the circumstances she is very lucky! How many repeats do they need with those dogs until they do something? It’s apparent the owners can’t/won’t be responsible owners and the dogs are dangerous!

“Great Kills?” Is that an actual city? If so, then I would help it live up to its name by “greatly killing” those SHITBULLS. Special treats are in order here.

roaming free as per usual. I hope the owner gets his or her pants sued off.

"Not up to date on his rabies shots…." , on top of this little boy just plain fighting for his life. 🙏🙏

Sending Prayers.

Not up to date on rabies. Are they EVER? No.
Kill. Them. All.

Why are these dogs NEVER up to date on their shots?!

Not only does the poor child have to deal with the serious injury, fear of dogs and PTSD….also has to do a nasty rabies series just because some a$$wipe can’t be bothered to take his mauler to the vet for it’s shots!! Poor child!

Savagery on a daily basis in Pit Bull World. Alternative universe.

How long will insane people get their way on this issue? Sheer numbers should grow in power no matter what!

Simple solution on the unvaccinated pit bulls.
There is a test for rabies that involves dissecting he pit bulls brain. Insures quick determination of rabies and no re-homing of a dangerous dog.

They need to sue the shelter. This is so unfair to the public. What stupid stupid people. They also need a good public shaming

The pit needs to be put down

Twice returned and now it’s magically a service animal?

Of course, they blame the cat, “she must’ve been in the street” mocking poor Sugar, huh? What was their excuse for the opossum? And the typical “service dog” bs. You can’t just take a dog in and decide you like having it around, therefor it’s a service animal. People are so fooled by these fake ESA stories and “registries”, they honestly believe any animal, with no training is qualified to serve. Dammit!

The dog was returned twice to the animal shelter, and now it’s a service animal? HA! I call bullshit! If a dog that has previously attacked or has bitten a person or a domestic animal without provocation, the owner is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. The dog would be impounded for a period of ten days, during which time the owner of the dog may request a hearing. The dog should be put down, as it is a threat to other pets, not to mention that it could possibly bite a person or a small child. My heart breaks for the owners of the poor cat.

such a beautiful cat worth more than 200 pits

This makes me so sick and very very angry. The cat was at her home. The meat grinder was not at his house was he? Put the killer down. We all know what pits are capable of so get off your high horse and stop coddling them like they’re so innocent. When they kill they’re no longer decent animals! Rest in peace Mitzi. You didn’t deserve this at all. 🐱🌈

This pit was returned twice to the shelter?.hmm…sounds like this pit has problems

Stop rehoming dangerous dogs! If you know it is a killer put it down instead of importing it to a new unsuspecting owner & neighbors.

The videos and stories of dogs getting killed by pits is one thing, but I just cannot handle the cat stories. Why did I even look? I’m so upset.

The once "nanny dog" is now a "service dog"….😲😲😲

Does anyone know of a database where all these attacks are logged?

Horrible

His disability is definitely mental if he thinks that dog is a service animal.

Does a person become a liar when they get a pit bull or are you already a liar when you get one? Second ‘pit bull bites’ story I’ve read in just a couple of minutes that claimed the old ‘service dog’ crap!!! NO IT"S NOT A SERVICE DOG!!! It’s a mauler!!! Poor pretty kitty… ‘Sugar is “a service animal”, per Patti, not licensed but “tested” to make sure the dog would be able to aid her husband, who she says suffers from mental disability.’

Wow, an animal control officer actually tells the truth about the breed for a change. 😠

Pitbulls are killers and should be banned

Finally… someone said it. “Predatory predilection”. I would just add “unpredictable”

So sad 🙁 Please Lord let this child survive! I hope the dogs were found and killed! I hate Pit bulls!

Probably smart not to move, but a gamble, pits were found eating their owner a gal who raised two pits from puppies.

That is horrible. Inducing a coma is not a good sign. I hope he survives.

Nooooooo! I can’t even ope the link and read this story! I just can’t!

It probably saved his life… I always taught my kids that they should play dead if attacked by a dog when they were young, never run. They are in their teens now, probably should have this conversation again.

Well, they should be able to sue somebody, and since the dumb county officials were neglect in not having a county dog law, they are responsible and should be sued.

This happened to my sister and her Shelti she was walking on a leash .. he made it thru after major surgery.. she is forever traumatized.. still can’t go for walks .. and she was in her 30’s when it happened..

"but what about us?” Very good question.

These dogs should be bred out of existence…. or their teeth pulled… Land SHARKS….. I was mauled by one 4 years ago May….A friends dog…. but he was a friendly dog….ripped my mouth off… tore my face apart and my arm…. and back…. I was able to cover my jugular…. that’s what he went for…. 120,000 dollars of plastic surgery….has made me look half way normal again …. it never ends with these dogs… very very sad

"broke its leash" AKA clueless owner cannot manage or control their dog nor fit the dog with the appropriate gear required for that type of dog.

Mandatory muzzle on these dogs

Killers

I bet she is! It’s one of the worse to experience… we’ve been there, sending prayers😞

Anti-BSL bill HB 1026 will be voted on tomorrow in the Washington State Senate Rules Committee. Please contact the committee members to let them know you oppose this bill. This is the sixth year in a row Rep. Appleton has tried to get an anti-breed-specific legislation bill through the WA legislature. Let them know this is a public safety issue, as well as a local control issue. Thank you! Takko, Dean (D) Chair (360) 786-7636Salomon, Jesse (D) Vice Chair (360) 786-7662Short, Shelly (R) (360) 786-7612Honeyford, Jim (R) (360) 786-7684Lovelett, Liz (D) (360) 786-7678 … See MoreSee Less

It’s too late. If there’s a bill up for vote it’s because someone bought it.

There is a hearing tomorrow, enough time to contact the senate local government committee, here is the link to the bill: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1026&Initiative=false&Year=2019 I would focus upon: public safety, how the taxpayer picks up the bill due to medical treatment, rehabilitation costs, and disability as well as lost time for employers and school.